Alex Ritman Five-time Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris (“A Series of Unfortunate Events”, “Gone Girl”), BAFTA nominee James Norton (“Joy”, “Bob Marley: One Love”), and recent Golden Globe and Emmy winner Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”), have joined Bella Ramsey in the upcoming feature “Sunny Dancer.” First launched in Cannes 2024 and announced by Variety, the buzzy project — the sophomore feature from rising British talent George Jaques (“Black Dog”) — is set to begin principal photography in April.
The trio of new additions also join Louis Partridge and Ruby Stokes in the cast. Embankment has currently pre-sold “Sunny Dancer” to all European and Latin American territories, with True Brit Entertainment planning a wide 2026 U.K.
world premiere release. Ken Petrie (“Black Dog”, “Enemy Within”) is producing under his 27 Ten banner with Jaques and his Athenaeum Productions.
Pitched as a “deeply personal, coming-of-age, comedy romance,” “Sunny Dancer” follows Ivy (Ramsey), a young girl who is less than thrilled when forced to attend a summer camp for young people affected by cancer.
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